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Never had an engine issue. When the exhaust rusted off behind the pet cat it just appeared like a diesel.
I ask yourself just how hard a swap it would be to obtain it right into my '97 F150 that has an anemic 4.6 ... has a difficult time leaving it's own way ... the 300i6 would certainly do every little thing I require this truck to do patgizz composed: 3 points in the automobile world refuse to damage.
those ought to be held as the benchmark to which whatever else is gauged. unfortunately, almost whatever else pales in comparison. And the Toyota 2f/3f (based upon the chevy stovebolt 6 obviously) Wow, due to the outpour of praise, it looked excellent so I acquired it, here's the ad lmk what you people assume Oops, really did not suggest to be puzzling, it slid my mind that the "5.0" was technically a 4.9 l.
initially order of biz however, I'm fairly large, and the steering wheel to seat is fairly slim ... male that wheel cover was not ribbed for my pleasure:-LRB- The only issue I've ever before seen with trucks like that, are damaged shifters. Ford made them a little also hard and they would snap right at the floorboard.
Keep in mind the gas mileage will not be the best in the globe, however it will certainly damn sure run permanently. Never had an engine concern.
When the exhaust rusted off behind the pet cat it simply seemed like a diesel. In 4x4 it returned 15 combined, 20 highway with the OD5. I wonder exactly how hard a swap it would be to get it into my '97 F150 that has an anemic 4.6 ... has a difficult time leaving it's own way ... The engine bay had not been made for anything longer than a Mod motor. One CAN get rid of an engine from a '97 design F-150 from the top, however it draws. Mod motors require to find out sideways and you need to draw the damper and water pump off of a 4.2. The core support does not unbolt like in F250s and later F150s.
"They are generally trustworthy as gravity so long as they aren't sludged up" What engine loves sludge? Knurled created: wbjones wrote: Brian composed: I miss my 4.9 truck.
When the exhaust rusted off behind the feline it just seemed like a diesel. I question how hard a swap it would be to obtain it into my '97 F150 that has an anemic 4.6 ...
Really really confined engine bay lengthwise. yeah, had already figured that out ... it was a tongue in cheek message, that I really did not explain ... my negative In reply to spitfirebill: I added that factor because when I had to discover a replacement 4.9 for my F150, I had to go with every one in every junkyard in South Jacket to locate one that wasn't sludged up really severely.
Bernie: Which is a better van, while we're mosting likely to speak about a couple of concerns of these vans, however I I'm plainly not mosting likely to come out and claim one is better than the various other. So if that's what you're searching for, you'll have to wait. Mark: So what are some of the distinctions between these 2 brands? Bernie: Well, they're basically the exact same vehicle.
Mark: So, well, let's begin with engines after that. Allow's chat regarding engine and in fact simply to specify that the design years, we're going to begin from 2000 and up, you recognize, I mean, these vans have actually been around for a lengthy time.
And, you understand, for a variation of a Chevy van has actually been around because, you recognize, around that time also. Since 2000, I suggest, Ford's, you can get these with V6 engines or V8s.
So, you recognize, Fords, and many of them feature the Triton V8. There's a whole lot of concerns with these engines. In the earlier 2000 spark plugs with blow to these engines, due to the fact that they didn't have adequate threading in the ignition system, which caused troubles. And usually that would certainly take place when you could be in a 15 traveler bus rising a hillside with a lots of individuals and all of an abrupt boom, an ignition system bulges and you're stranded.
Really very confined engine bay lengthwise. yeah, had already figured that out ... it was a tongue in cheek post, that I really did not make clear ... my negative In reply to spitfirebill: I added that point since when I needed to discover a replacement 4.9 for my F150, I had to go with every one in every junkyard in South Jersey to locate one that had not been sludged up actually terribly.
Bernie: Which is a much better van, while we're mosting likely to discuss a few problems of these vans, however I I'm clearly not going to appear and say one is much better than the various other. If that's what you're looking for, you'll have to wait. Mark: So what are several of the distinctions in between these two brands? Bernie: Well, they're essentially the same automobile.
Mark: So, well, let's start with engines then. Allow's talk about engine and really simply to specify that the version years, we're going to begin from 2000 and up, you recognize, I imply, these vans have actually been around for a lengthy time.
And, you know, for a variation of a Chevy van has actually been around considering that, you understand, around that time also. Considering that 2000, I mean, Ford's, you can get these with V6 engines or V8s.
There's a lot of problems with these engines. In the earlier 2000 trigger plugs with impact to these engines, since they really did not have sufficient threading in the spark plug, which triggered troubles.
